It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate in the hiring or discharging of an individual because of such individual's membership in a volunteer emergency responder organizer. This section shall not prevent an employer from taking otherwise lawful actions regarding hiring, discharging or requiring attendance of such individual. For purposes of this section “volunteer emergency responder” means a volunteer firefighter, a member of a ladies auxiliary of a volunteer fire company, volunteer emergency medical technician and/or a volunteer fire police officer.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 7. EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
Subchapter II. Discrimination in Employment
§ 711. Unlawful employment practices; employer practices.
§ 711A. Unlawful employment practices; sexual harassment.
§ 712. Enforcement provisions; powers of the Department; administrative process.
§ 713. Civil action by the Attorney General; complaint.
§ 714. Civil action by the charging party; Delaware Right to Sue Notice; election of remedies.
§ 715. Judicial remedies; civil penalties.
§ 716. Posting of notices; penalties.
§ 717. Veterans' special rights or preference.
§ 718. Short title, effective date, savings clause.
§ 719A. Volunteer firefighters, ambulance personnel and ladies auxiliary.